San Andreas, CA…On August 31st, 2020, the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office Marijuana Enforcement Unit served search warrants at two unrelated illegal marijuana cultivation sites in the 600 block of Smitty Lane in West Point and the 4900 block of Buckboard Lane in Campo Seco. Deputies seized a combined total of 391 growing marijuana plants with an estimated value exceeding $273,000. Additionally, at these sites, Deputies seized 0.7 grams of methamphetamine, several ounces of processed marijuana, and three firearms.

An All-Terrain Vehicle located on the Smitty Lane site was found to have been stolen and was seized. David Lee Foster, age 39 of Railroad Flat, was issued a citation on charges of 11377 H&S Possession of a Controlled Substance and 11364 H&S Possession of Unlawful Paraphernalia. The investigations into these sites are ongoing.

The Calaveras Sheriff’s Office encourages anyone with knowledge of illegal marijuana operations to call the Sheriff’s Office Anonymous Marijuana Tip Line at (209) 754-6870.